The thoughts and ramblings of a landscape gardener…
Posted in every post to date, thursday garden guest, uncategorized on Nov 6th, 2008
debbie & friends
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For the moment writer number #2 is Debbie Metrustry alias debbiemet. A lover of all things outdoors and botanical. I first met Debbie at Electric Picnic. A common love of horticulture is more professionally shared here. An absolute lady, a [...]
Posted in every post to date, uncategorized on Oct 3rd, 2008
i bought this recently. It took me a while to find it to be honest. But I did. Its an american style mail box. Where did I buy it….? you guessed it… in the UK!
A company called Glencall sell them. I think it cost about €40 including delivery. I tried Ireland. I tried a lot [...]
Posted in every post to date, uncategorized on Sep 29th, 2008
I found this in the back of an old diary [from way back]. I said it was *a little* humour.. and that’s all it is.
But its not like there’s much humour in the horticultural sector - apart from the odd individual who maybe considered humorous in the unusual sense most likely - but then who [...]
Posted in every post to date, uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2008
When I spoke to a colleague of mine about writing an article on robbings in the garden he told me he had seen some himself, but moreso around the winter period. In hindsight I realise this may not be the most amusing opening line for an article but whilst garden theft achieves little or no [...]
Posted in every post to date, uncategorized on Sep 19th, 2008
i’m so many times asked how? why? and what made you did you think of that…? and i’ve so often wondered myself?!! Sometime time ago the legend that is Will sent me this little clip… so now you know…?!
Posted in every post to date, uncategorized on Sep 11th, 2008
Posted in uncategorized on Aug 20th, 2008
I will be foreverr & eternally greatful to Rick and his team for all they did for me & completing the pink boats journey. At the time, I did promise to publish a [massively] reduced top 10 list of those who offered to take the boat.
As you all know by now the boat is [...]
Posted in my books - my reviews, uncategorized on Aug 18th, 2008
At €17.60 - this ‘life enhancing classic’ could nearly buy you a good meal and a glass of fine wine… In the scheme of things it’s pricy. But is it well worth it?
From revealing the truth behind the myth that dock leaves cure is akin to the powers of a tooth fairy; to making your [...]
Posted in every post to date, uncategorized on Jul 25th, 2008
Firstly whats a fluffy - invented by Mr Mulley a genius of the computing world Fluffys are pretty much little trinkets found on ones travels online. I doubt there has ever been one for gardening - greenish related but here goes my attempt. Thanks Damien.
first up michael schumachers garden
jane halls ecoshop - gone be the [...]
Posted in every post to date, landscape design, uncategorized on Jul 9th, 2008
The key to ‘good’ small garden design is to make the most of your small space or to make it look as big as possible.
The first step in this is to eliminate symmetry ‘that can tell me how big your garden is’ [by just looking at it from a window] and also to use the [...]
